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Endometriosis Awareness Wrap Up

March 29, 2012 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

As we wrap up Endometriosis Awareness Month, we’d like to give a big thank you to everyone who participated. Whether you wore yellow or helped fundraise, every effort counts!

The Web was buzzing about endo all through March, spotlighting endo facts every woman should know about, celebrities who work tirelessly to raise awareness and much more. Here’s a round-up of some of our favorite coverage:

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How did you raise endo awareness this month? Let us know in the Comments!

 


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Endometriosis, Not Just a “Career Woman’s Condition”

March 23, 2012 Clear Passage Physical Therapy One comment

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Today’s edition of NPR’s CommonHealth blog ran a touching story about Emily, a 13-year old diagnosed with endometriosis. The story, which describes Emily’s suffering through years of debilitating pain, is timely as Endometriosis Awareness Month comes to a close.

What began as an unexpected, stabbing pain below her bellybutton turned into a “medical odyssey.” Emily says at least one doctor told her that she would have to live with the excruciating pain. After 18 months of endless tests and seemingly no answer in sight, Emily was diagnosed with Stage II endometriosis. The condition had caused her left ovary to become fused to her pelvis.

Today, Emily still experiences pain but says that “understanding her condition and continuing treatment have been critically important.” The story raises an important issue: endometriosis is not a “career woman’s” condition (affecting mostly older women who delayed pregnancy), as was once thought. Instead, the condition often begins in adolescence and is greatly under-diagnosed in teenagers.

Read Emily’s story.


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6 Great Endometriosis Articles

March 19, 2012 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments


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March is Endometriosis Month, and the web is buzzing with stories related to the condition to spread the word about this disease affecting more than 176 million women worldwide. Here are a some links we thought we would share with you that you may find as interesting as we did. 

1. March is Endometriosis Awareness Month from Be Prepared

2. Endometriosis causes pain in millions of women from Pennlive.com

3. A Foodie Raises Awareness from The Wall Street Journal

4. Endometriosis Increases Risk of Certain Ovarian Cancers from ABC News

5. Painful womb condition endometriosis linked to higher risk of ovarian cancer from DailyMail

6. Endometriosis May Make Women More Vulnerable to Certain Types of Ovarian Cancer from FemaleNetwork.com

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Struggles with Endometriosis

February 10, 2012 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

Endometriosis affects an estimated 176 million woman around the globe, many of whom remain undiagnosed with this painful condition. Major steps have been taken in recent years to bring awareness to women suffering from Endometriosis, with one cause in the for front: Padma Laksmi and Tamer Seckin, M.D., a New York City-based ob-gyn, creation of the Endometriosis Foundation of America.

Awareness can often be gained with celebrities who are willing to speak out about an issue and shed light on what debilitating pain millions of women suffer through an a daily basis.

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After a diagnosis in 2006, Padma Lakshmi has crusaded a cause to bring awareness to Endometriosis with the creation of the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA). Since then, Padma has made major strides in getting the word out about this painful condition.

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In 2008, “Dancing With the Stars” Julianne Hough announced she had been diagnosed with endometriosis and even underwent surgery to remove an ovarian cyst (which was affected by the disease) as her case was more advanced.

“The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg spoke about her experiences at Lakshmi’s 2009 Endometriosis Blossom Ball fundraiser. Watch a video about Whoopi speaking out about her Endometriosis struggles.

Actress Tia Mowry has publicly shared that she struggles with endometriosis for some time now. Read a blog post published about her struggles with endometriosis.

Do you have endometriosis? Find out by reading a free download which discusses the disease in more detail. 

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10 Questions Answered: Endometriosis

February 2, 2012 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

Hello readers! We have compiled a list of 10 common questions about endometriosis that we frequently receive from our Clear Passage patients and wanted to share them with you.

What is Endometriosis?

Endometriosis describes a condition in which the tissue that usually lines the uterus is found in other places in the female body. Physicians are not sure how endometrial tissue arrives or travels to other parts of the body.

What are adhesions?

These are tiny but powerful collagen fibers that form naturally as the first step in healing. In fact, they can form anywhere in the body that healing occurs.

What are the different stages of Endometriosis?

Stage One – few endometrial implants, most often in the cul-desac the space between the uterus and the rectum).

Stage Two – mild to moderate levels of endometrial implants (usually with a few small areas of scar tissue or adhesions).

Stage Three – moderate levels of superficial and deep endometrial implants in several reproductive areas (often with several areas of scar tissue or adhesions).

Stage Four – widespread superficial and deep endometriosis implants often throughout the pelvic area (usually with large adhesions).

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10 Common Questions Answered: Endometriosis

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